The highest-paying states for crossing guards (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of crossing guards in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $61,050, Missouri is the highest paying state for crossing guards. It is followed by Washington (average annual salary $49,250). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of crossing guards in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Missouri | $61,050 |
$28,210 | 160 |
| 2 | Washington | $49,250 |
$36,110 | 2,980 |
| 3 | California | $45,610 |
$31,200 | 8,900 |
| 4 | South Dakota | $44,430 |
$28,540 | 60 |
| 5 | Minnesota | $42,610 |
$25,900 | 580 |
| 6 | Indiana | $41,600 |
$27,010 | 1,290 |
| 7 | Alaska | $40,930 |
$29,170 | 190 |
| 8 | Illinois | $40,120 |
$28,100 | 2,240 |
| 9 | District of Columbia | $39,880 |
$35,930 | 290 |
| 10 | New York | $38,050 |
$28,940 | 10,440 |
| 11 | Vermont | $37,810 |
$34,580 | 330 |
| 12 | Wyoming | $37,780 |
$37,720 | 120 |
| 13 | Rhode Island | $37,240 |
$28,250 | 460 |
| 14 | New Hampshire | $37,240 |
$29,140 | 580 |
| 15 | Oregon | $36,760 |
$32,820 | 1,950 |
| 16 | Iowa | $36,500 |
$30,540 | 390 |
| 17 | New Jersey | $36,220 |
$28,830 | 6,570 |
| 18 | West Virginia | $35,760 |
$24,480 | 720 |
| 19 | Montana | $35,360 |
$28,970 | 150 |
| 20 | Idaho | $35,050 |
$25,290 | 400 |
| 21 | Connecticut | $33,170 |
$28,020 | 1,500 |
| 22 | Maine | $32,130 |
$30,020 | 1,380 |
| 23 | Hawaii | $31,990 |
$31,520 | 170 |
| 24 | Tennessee | $31,440 |
$28,520 | 3,060 |
| 25 | Massachusetts | $31,430 |
$29,640 | 1,110 |
| 26 | Delaware | $31,320 |
$24,590 | 270 |
| 27 | Wisconsin | $31,310 |
$23,190 | 1,060 |
| 28 | North Carolina | $31,200 |
$23,280 | 1,670 |
| 29 | Colorado | $30,970 |
$29,120 | 2,450 |
| 30 | Pennsylvania | $30,960 |
$27,240 | 10,380 |
| 31 | New Mexico | $30,800 |
$23,920 | 200 |
| 32 | Maryland | $30,560 |
$26,000 | 2,250 |
| 33 | Nebraska | $30,300 |
$20,150 | 80 |
| 34 | Utah | $30,020 |
$21,820 | 2,160 |
| 35 | Georgia | $29,920 |
$23,310 | 1,460 |
| 36 | Oklahoma | $29,670 |
$18,090 | 210 |
| 37 | Florida | $29,660 |
$24,990 | 5,300 |
| 38 | North Dakota | $29,580 |
$22,520 | 30 |
| 39 | Arizona | $29,500 |
$26,620 | 1,830 |
| 40 | Texas | $29,410 |
$20,820 | 5,490 |
| 41 | Michigan | $29,280 |
$21,550 | 1,600 |
| 42 | Virginia | $29,060 |
$23,830 | 3,170 |
| 43 | Kentucky | $28,780 |
$25,860 | 810 |
| 44 | Kansas | $28,480 |
$22,100 | 220 |
| 45 | Ohio | $28,090 |
$22,910 | 1,960 |
| 46 | Arkansas | $27,950 |
$23,000 | 80 |
| 47 | Alabama | $26,590 |
$18,070 | 430 |
| 48 | Nevada | $26,370 |
$23,830 | 920 |
| 49 | Louisiana | $24,560 |
$15,080 | 530 |
| 50 | South Carolina | $23,240 |
$20,620 | 510 |
| 51 | Mississippi | $20,000 |
$15,080 | 350 |